Murad keen to make NICH a world class health institute

on: January 04, 2018

KARACHI (Jan 4) : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that he was keen to make National Institute of Child Health (NICH) a world calls institute providing it all the facilities, including upgraded and extended building.

He took this decision while presiding over a meeting held regarding upgradation of National Institute of Child Health (NICH) here at the CM Hosue toady.

NICH is one of the best institutes like NICH and SIUT but it has to further improve itself by taking some administrative and professional measures such as appointment of specialists, creation of administrative cadre and construction of additional block. He apparoved Rs20 million for purchase of 1500 kv generator and other equiopments it needs urgently. :”You can move a separate request for other funds and facilities , if you need,” he directed the director of the institute.

In the hospital 4,29,111 patients’ lab tests were conducted in the NICH during 2016. There is blood bank, emergency department where 1,84,009 patients were treated during 2016 and Oncology Unit established in 1999.

He said that on the directives of the chief minister he is going to establish a new Pediatric Surgical complex over an area of two acres. In the complex surgical block, rehabilitation centre, hematology, bone marrow transplantation and molecular genetics & Research departments would be established. The land belongs to Pakistan Army Welfare Trust and its market cost 92 acres) would come to R1120 million. On this the chief minister directed his principal secretary to talk to the Pak Army trust and request them to support the cause of the hospital. However, his government would pay the price of the land.

The director requested the chief minister to allow health allowance to NICH staff as is being given to JPMC. The chief minister directed him to send the proposal with recommendation and he would approve it. “I would be happy to give incentives to your staff because they are doing good job,” he said and added he wanted to see the NICH health one of best hospitals of the country.

He also took up the case of promotions from grade B-1 to B-17and fresh appointments of lower grade employee. The chief minister asked him to promote the employees who promotions are due. But these promotions must be made purely on merit.

The chief minister was told that there were 594 employees in NICH and he requested the chief minister for giving them the facility of self-hiring (house rent for devolved cadre). On this the chief minister aksed him to send a proposal so that it could be considered.

The chief minister was also told that there were 280 vacant positions and and 870 doctors, nurses, paramedics and others have to be promoted.

The chief minister directed the director NICH to establish satellite centers one at Lyari and other one at Hyderabad. “I want you to upgrade the institute to the level of NICVD and run it on that pattern,” he directed and added that he would provide all the facilities to him institute.

The chief minister also allowed creation of administrative positions to run the institute purely on professional basis. He allowed recruitment of sanitary staff and said he would provide extra budget for construction of different blocks and face uplifting of the hospital.